Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-03-15
State News.


The court at Pennington adjourned Friday
afternoon, having been in session ten DAYS.
Ten cases were tried before Juries with YER
dict rendered in each. Two persons were
sent to Auburn Jail for cider selling. and one
for liquor selling, the latter being the noted
Madam Cleaves, of the Dead River region
HANCOCK.
James Mcfarland, of Hancock, who was
with Graves at the time the game wsrdens
were shot, has been confined to his house for
some time with a swelling between the knee
and ankle. He has had "A purse of $3.50 made
nm for him from his neighbors and parties in
Ellsworth.
Bar Harbor is to have handsome new
school building, which will include much
needed public hall.
A Wheelmen's Club, with seventy-four
charter members, has been formed in Rock
land Officers have been elected a. follows
L. C. Cobb, president; H. M. Brown, Jr.,
captain; Z. w. Berry. lieutenant; A. l..
Torrey, secretary and treasurer; II. w.
Thorndike, bugler; G. H. Blethen, color
bearer. The club has not selected name.
PENoBsCoT.
Friday March 4th, while Mrs. Eva Delano
of Midway was sitting with her back to an
open stove, her clothes took fire, and she was
Immediately enveloped in flames. Being up
stairs she ran through the chambers and down
stairs, screaming and crying for help, leaving
fragments of burning clothes behind her as
she went. She was fearfully burned and
small hopes are entertained of her recovery,
reports the Up-River News.
SOMERSET.
ST ALBANs Our correspondent writes,
Mar. 10th: The annual town meeting was
held March and and the following officers
were elected to serve for the ensuing year ::
Moderator, l. o. Winslow; Clerk, S. A.
Maxim; Selectmen, M. l.. Marcel, |. o.
Winslow, J. r. Hilton; Treasurer, Daniel
Foss Solicitor and Constable, WI Winslow;
Agent, J. F. Hilton Auditor, d. d. Steward
All republicans except the town agent
The Ladies' Relief Corps of Dexter visited
us last Thursday afternoon and organized a
relief here in the evening. The Geo. Good
win Post with their ladies served baked
bean supper at the hall to the invited guests
after which the Dexter Relief completed the
organization. followed by speeches and music
by Comrades McCrilis, Lowell and others
from Dexter and Comrades Bigelow, Parker,
Wing and others from our local post. AL
though it was stormy a good delegation was
pT6seut 1T jill btAttI anu scNeEdl VI our Cltl-
zens were present and pleasant evening
enjoyed.-Mr. Lucian Phinney of Stroud
water has decided to build and operate a corn
canning factory here and has engaged lumber,
ETC., and will begin as soon as the snow
settles so as to secure a good foundation.-
The village schools, which have been under
the instruction of Mr.. Frank Nye of Show
hogan and Miss Sarah Hurd of St. Adams,
closed this week after a successful term of
eight weeks, under the town system. After
one years experience Of the schools in the
town system and under the supervision of l.
0 Winslow, Esq, who was reelected by a
large majority, it is giving general satisfac-
ton.
The Pittsfield Advertiser hears that E. r.
Leach of East Newton. found his son lying
on the barn floor, Tuesday morning, and upon
taking him up he was dead. The young man
was about IA years old and very promising
for one of his age.